Final exam Flashcards

1
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Evidence cycle

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Ask–acquire–appraise–apply

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2
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Hayward’s evidence cycle

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Adds in assess

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3
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Making a health decision takes what into consideration

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Patients circumstance, research evidence, clinical expertise, and patients values/preferences

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4
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Background question components

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Question + condition

Ex: (what causes) +(Lyme disease)

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5
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Foreground question components

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“PICO”

Patient +intervention+ comparison + outcome

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6
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Diagnostic PICO

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P: describe the patient
I: new diagnostic test
C: gold standard test
O: condition to be detected

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Prognostic PICO

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P: describe patient
I: prognostic factor
C: no prognostic factor
O: health state

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Harm PICO

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P: describe the patient
I: exposure
C: lack of exposure
O: health state

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9
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What is EBCP

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Recognize problems, asking questions, evaluating and applying evidence

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10
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Clinical research

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  • offers direct clinical applicability
  • designed to replicate authentic/functioning environments
  • direct solutions to practical problems
  • theory based knowledge
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11
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Basic science research

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  • little clinical relevance
  • performed in controlled lab setting
  • address theoretical issues
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12
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6 Levels of the hierarchy pyramids

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  1. (Lowest-least) in vitro research
  2. Animal research
  3. Case series, case studies, surveys
  4. Cohort studies, case control studies
  5. RCT
  6. Meta analyses, systematic reviews
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13
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Likelihood of bias

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  1. Systematic reviews
  2. RCT
  3. Cohort studies
  4. Case studies, case series
  5. (Bottom- most bias) clinical experience
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14
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Case control studies or cohort studies

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Start with patients who have the disease
Match them with controls
Retrospective

(+) ethnically challenging diseases, rare conditions, limited resources

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15
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Best study to show causation

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RCT

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16
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Meta-analysis or systematic review

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Combines the results of many studies

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17
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Sensitivity

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Probability of a positive test in someone who has the disease

“PID”

In a 4*4 it’s the top left/ total left column

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18
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Specificity

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Probability of a negative test in someone who doesn’t have the disease

“NIH”

In a 4*4 it’s the bottom right/ total right column

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19
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Positive predictive value

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Probability that a patient with a positive test really does have the disease

In a 4*4 it’s the top left/ top row

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20
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Negative predictive value

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The probability that a patient with a negative test really does not have the disease

In a 4*4 it’s the bottom right/bottom row

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21
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Positive likelihood ratio

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ratio (+in disease/ total in disease)/ (+ no disease/ total no disease)

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22
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What are examples of exposures

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Survey, file review, interview

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23
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Interpretation of + likelihood ratio

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1: test is 5 times more likely in patients w/ disease than without

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24
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Statistical Test to use if:

Describe one group

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Normal: mean, SD

Non-normal: median

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25
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Statistical Test to use if:

predict value from another measured variable

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normal: simple linear regression or non linear regression

non-normal: non parametric regression

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26
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Where do you look for prognostic factors

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Table 1

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27
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How to detect similar outcome?

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Did they use the same method to measure what you are researching

28
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How to find if the follow up sufficiently complete?

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Number of starters and follow up with are equal, usually a flow chart

Was there enough time to see factors

29
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Risk ratio, odds ratio?

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Rr= times

Odds ratio= association

30
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Paired groups vs unpaired groups

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Paired- taking data from 1 patient in two instances, grouping two points of data

Unpaired- not comparing groups of data

31
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Normal distribution of data matches what

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A bell curve

32
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T test

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Compares two groups
Can be pried or unpaired
Gives t value, but look at p value

33
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P value

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Significant significance if p

34
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Mann-Whitney

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Difference between 2 unpaired groups

Gives u p r values

35
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Wilcoxon test

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Paired groups

36
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ANOVA

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Compares 3 or more groups

Report f and p value

37
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Pearson test

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Test of association

38
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Spearman

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Test of association

Use with non normally distributed data

39
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Linear regression

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Asses relationship between 2 or more variables to see if there is a prediction

40
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Doe def

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Disease oriented evidence

41
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Poem def

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Patient oriented evidence that matters

42
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Doe examples

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Insight into patient physiology
Of interest to health provider
BP, reflexes, nervoscope

43
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Poem examples

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Self reported by patient
Of interest to patient and clinician
Pain rating, level of function, quality of life

44
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Outcome measure examples

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Pain, mental status, disability measurement tool, energy, etc

45
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What type of question do you use to find outcome measure

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Background question

46
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Clinimetric properties

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Reliability, validity, sensitivity to change, and internal consistency

Don’t try to make up your own outcome measure

47
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Outcome measure for pain

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Quadruple vas

NRS

48
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Outcome measure for spine

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Oswesty
Bourne neck questionnaire 
Neck disability index
Roland Morris scale
Headache disability index
49
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Outcome measure for general health

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Health status questionnaire

50
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Outcome measure for upper extremity

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Upper extremity functional index

51
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Outcome measure for lower extremity

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Foot ankle outcome score
Hip dysfunction and osteoarthritis outcome score
Knee and osteoarthritis outcome score
Lower extremity functional scale

52
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Outcomes for general extremity

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Rheumatoid and arthritis outcome score

53
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VAS

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10 cm line

Please make a vertical line where your pain is at

54
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Vertical VAS works best for who

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Elderly

55
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NRS

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Scale 1-10

56
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Quadruple VAS

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Pain right now?
Typical or average pain?
Pain at its best?
Pain at its worst?

57
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Pain diagrams

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Body and you color in where the pain is

58
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ODI

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10 sections of daily activity 
6 choices in each
Scored 0-5
Add each section for overall disability 
Multiply by 2 for %
59
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NDI

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Neck disability

Modified ODI by Howard Vernon

60
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RMQ

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Low back disability

24 statements

61
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Bournemouth

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7 items
Each on scale of 10
Take total points and divide by 70%

62
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Headache disability index

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2 subscales

Emotional and functional

63
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UEFI or LEFI

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20 items
Scored 0-4
Total score /80 x 100=%
Score gets higher with lower pain

64
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Foot and ankle, hip dysfunction, knee, RA

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6 areas- symptoms, stiffness, pain, ADL, sports/recreation, quality of life
Scored 0-4
Total score /168 x 100=%
Needs a change of 10% for meaningful improvement

65
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General Health Status Questionnaire

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8 sub-scales of general health
2 summary measures
overall score
3 individual diagnostic questions

66
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8 sub-scales of general health

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physical functioning, role physical, body pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional, mental health

67
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2 summary measures

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Physical health and emotional health